Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 1, 2024 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
IMPERIAL PALACE CASINO / THE AUTO COLLECTION — LAS VEGAS (1997)
The Imperial Palace has an fascinating, albeit scandalous past. A construction mogul named Ralph Engelstad bought the property in 1971 which included a small hotel called the Flamingo Capri. He invested his own money, expanded the hotel to 19 stories, added a casino, opened up an antique car museum, and ignited multiple firestorms later in his life when he was exposed as….yes really, it’s true….a Nazi admirer.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 31, 2024 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
ARLINGTON STADIUM — ARLINGTON, TX (1993)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 31, 2024 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TURKISH EMBASSY — WASHINGTON, DC (1996)
Today, the Turkish national elections are happening. This seems like a good day to remember old times. Though he’s been popular for many years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now faces a tough re-election. Erdogan is also scheduled to visit the United States next month, which should be interesting.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 30, 2024 in Blog |
THE TROPICANA IS ABOUT TO GET MOE GREENE’D
The Tropicana (Las Vegas) is about to get the Moe Green treatment. It’s scheduled to close this week. At some point it will be imploded. Keep an eye out for the breaking news.
The Tropicana, which first opened in 1955, has a legendary role in cinema. It was Moe Greene’s hotel in (the original) The Godfather. (1972)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 30, 2024 in Blog |
“THE ANXIOUS GENERATION”
SHOULD KIDS BE BANNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA?
Note: Despite this article title, this isn’t so much a book review as an extension of the conversation prompted by Jon Haidt’s new book on the impacts of social media on young people.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 29, 2024 in Blog |
WHAT IS “FAKE NEWS” ?
The Wall Street Journal did a really powerful thing today. The daily newspaper’s front page is mostly left blank, except for a bold headline: “HIS STORY SHOULD BE HERE.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 28, 2024 in Blog |
MEET THE “EXPERT”
Thank you to Karen.
She’s done the research for all of us and has been generous enough to share her extraordinary wisdom on social media. Check out her posts. She got everything all figured out.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 27, 2024 in Blog |
IS AMERICA IN MORAL DECLINE? — YEAH, LOOK IN THE MIRROR, TRUMPERS
Just when we thought the treasonous, porn-star raw-dogging, bribe-paying, Putin-worshipping, orange scumbag stooge couldn’t possibly reduce himself to any lower depths, now he’s SELLING BIBLES for $60 a pop.
Let that sink in:
HE’S SELLING BIBLES.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 27, 2024 in Blog |
The Bellagio on the rise on the dust of the Dunes — 1997.
The fourth and final episode of the history of Las Vegas documentary aired on CNN. Here’s my review of the final segment for casinos.com, which largely focuses on the 1980s to the present.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2024 in Blog |
NFL owners keep on imposing ridiculous rule changes on the game. But they never seem to do shit about truly terrible rules that desperately need adjustment and/or elimination.
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